Amusement device



e. NAKAMURAL AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

' APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14 L917.

1,342,223. P tentedjune 1,1920.

ATNT OFFICE.

GOKEN NAKAMURA, OEKOBE, JAPAN.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1920.

Application filed June 14, 1917. Serial No. 174,786.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GOKEN ,NAKAMURA, a subject of the Emperor of Japan,and resident of Kobe, Island of Hondo, Japan, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Amusement Devices, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in amusementdevices, and the primary object of the invention is to provide anamusement device which is associated with a plurality of beverageholding receptacles, and which includes indicia that is disposed in thebottom of each receptacle, that is normally covered by the beverage, andis only visible when the beverage is withdrawn, thereby furnishingamusement to'the partakers, and allowing games to be played by theutilization of the various indicias.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to manufacture, andone which will be very amusing and efiicient in operation.

lVith these and numerous other objects in view, my invention consists ofthe novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, which will be herein referred to and more particularly'pointedout in the specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figures 1 and 2 present plan views of a pair of the receptacles,illustrating the indicia disposed in the bottoms thereof.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the saucer.

In describing my invention I shall refer to the drawing in which similarreference characters designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views. The numeral 1 designates a receptacle, comprising in thepresent illustration a tea or coffee cup which is provided with theusual handle 2, and which has a flat bottom inner surface 3. A pluralityof these beverage holding receptacles are provided, preferably a set often or twelve, and the indicia 4 that are positioned on the innersurface of the bottoms of said receptacles include numerals 5, rangingfrom one to ten, or twelve according to the number of receptacles used.

The indicia 4: also include adjacent the numerals printed matter of sometype, preferably fortune telling phrases 6, while disposed beneath thesame is advertising matter 7. It will beunderstood that each of thereceptacles contains a different phrase,

while various kinds of advertising may be receptacle. Owing to the factthat the fortune telling phrases are disposed on the bottom thereof thisforms a very amusing game, which will interest the users, and which willalso draw their attention to the advertising matter. The use of aplurality of numerals for each set of these receptacles allows variousgames to be played thereby. for instance the awarding of rizes to theuser of a receptacle that 1s designated by a certain numeral.

From the foregoing description the use and operation of my new andimproved amusment device will be easily understood, and it will be seenthat I have provided a simple and efficient means for carrying out theobjects of this invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

The combination with a plurality of cups having advertising matter andamusing phrases on the upper surface of the bottom and differentnumerals associated with such phrases and adapted to be hidden by thecontents of the cups, of a plurality of saucers for the cups havingadvertising matter and amusing phrases associated with numerals thereonsimilar to those on the bottom of the saucers whereby to rivet theattention of persons playing games therewith to increase theeffectiveness of the advertising matter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature hereto.

GOKEN NAKAMURA.

